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  1. Waterfalls and White Sand Beaches

    Blog: Cissy's Kiva Fellowship - 31 August 2009

    This past Saturday my Aussie colleague, Mark, and I headed to the southeastern coast of Timor island to check out the Oenesu waterfall and Tablolong beach. Both were awesome! Then we arrived at the waterfall after a quick 13k drive! Our newly acquired Indonesian friends dared Mark to cross the log… Then we continued on for another 13k [...]

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  2. Bemos in Indonesia

    Blog: Cissy's Kiva Fellowship - 31 August 2009

    What is a bemo? A bemo is a roving minivan that serves as public transport in Kupang (perhaps all over Indonesia, but I can’t verify that). All bemos are equipped with heavy duty sound systems that blare the latest techno or Indonesian hit. A single ride, regardless of how far you ride, is 20 cents. They [...]

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  3. TLM… hotter than an Indonesian rap song!

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 6 August 2009

    by Cissy DeLuca, KF8, Indonesia When most people think of Indonesia, the first places that usually come to mind are Bali and Jakarta. West Timor may be the last place a person associates with Indonesia. West Timor is part of the NTT province, which is the poorest in Indonesia. That means the people of this area [...]

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  4. Rote Island, Indonesia

    Blog: Cissy's Kiva Fellowship - 3 August 2009

    Just got back from a great weekend on Rote. This is an island about 2 hours off the coast of Timor with world class surf and pristine beaches. Steve and Marc flew into Kupang from Bali and we all headed there by ferry. We drove 20 minutes from Kupang to Tenau to catch the ferry. [...]

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  5. Out and About in Kupang, West Timor

    Blog: Cissy's Kiva Fellowship - 28 July 2009

    This past weekend was spent in Kupang doing as the locals do. On Saturday, Pak Frankie (member of TLM advisory board) and his wife drove me and Mark all over Kupang and took us to lunch. Mark is a new Australian volunteer working at TLM – he is doing a program similar to Peace Corps and [...]

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  6. First day in the field…

    Blog: Cissy's Kiva Fellowship - 11 July 2009

    Friday was an exciting day – I got to go out into the field for the first time and meet with Kiva borrowers. This is what being a Kiva Fellow is all about… bridging the gap between the lenders and the borrowers. A lot of people that work at Kiva have never even gotten to [...]

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  7. I have arrived!

    Blog: Cissy's Kiva Fellowship - 7 July 2009

    After 23 hours of traveling, I arrived safely in Denpasar, Bali on July 1st! Bali is much more developed than I expected, with a bypass (highway) bustling with cars and motorcycles. Most people in Indonesia ride motorbikes and the way they weave in and out of cars and with each other is pretty scary.  Steve [...]

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  8. Welcome, Kiva, to West Timor!

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 6 April 2009

    West Timor is the country equivalent of Robert Downey Senior. The usual reaction is “West Timor? I didn’t know there was a West Timor. But I’ve heard of East Timor so I suppose it makes sense”. And indeed it does make sense, especially if you live here. West Timor, formerly a Dutch colony until it was [...]

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